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norah o'donnell is in west virginia. we've had great success four years ago with the last mine disaster where there was a survivor. let's talk about your work done there. you've been there all night and talked to the governor. what hope do they really have? >> well, the governor told me there are long odds that those four missing miners are still alive and the governor just said that it was such a horrific explosion that some of the rails on the cars that bring the miners out of that shaft, were twisted like pretzels, so clearly, he was very moved by this and has been spending time with the families. 25 dead now in this accident. what he's also describing now is this search that has been suspended. can you imagine being a family member and not knowing where one of your family m
norah o'donnell is in west virginia. we've had great success four years ago with the last mine disaster where there was a survivor. let's talk about your work done there. you've been there all night and talked to the governor. what hope do they really have? >> well, the governor told me there are long odds that those four missing miners are still alive and the governor just said that it was such a horrific explosion that some of the rails on the cars that bring the miners out of that...
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>> reporter: for the patersons of midlothian, virginia. parents jen and steve are among the millions stranded overseas because of the icelandic volcano eruption. >> our flight tomorrow is canceled, because the stuff in the air is just too dangerous. >> i'm just dying to see you guys. this is the hardest thing mommy's ever done. you guys are the bravest kids in the world. i love you so much. >> love you too. >> i know that you're being just so loved and taken care of there. >> reporter: a grandmother has been watching the children. >> look, mommy's making a funny face. can you make a funny face to mommy? >> reporter: but now friends are pitching in. >> we're good on milk. >> i can run out today, maybe after your mom gets here and john's going to mow the grass this afternoon. it's getting a little long. >> how's it looking? >> little rough, little rough, i'll tell you. >> reporter: but even rougher for them, the anxiety of being apart. the family spends a lot of time online, sharing laughs. >> you're my little comedian, aren't you? >> report
>> reporter: for the patersons of midlothian, virginia. parents jen and steve are among the millions stranded overseas because of the icelandic volcano eruption. >> our flight tomorrow is canceled, because the stuff in the air is just too dangerous. >> i'm just dying to see you guys. this is the hardest thing mommy's ever done. you guys are the bravest kids in the world. i love you so much. >> love you too. >> i know that you're being just so loved and taken care...
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. >>> despite the rough economy, score one for virginia. a major defense contractor is moving its headquarters from california to the commonwealth. kristin fisher has more from arlington on northrop grumman's big move. >> reporter: both virginia and maryland have been courting northrop grumman since last january when the company announced they wanted to move the headquarters from california to the washington area. yesterday the company announced it had made its decision. northrop grumman will be moving to one of two locations in northern virginia. either a site out at dulles airport or right here in crystal city, which is already home to several defense contractors and of course we can't forget that it is practically next door to the pentagon. here's what the ceo and president of northrop grumman had to say about the move on monday. he said -- northrop grumman is one of the largest defense and global security contractors in the world. they do everything from aerospace, electronics, information system and ship buildings and the biggest clien
. >>> despite the rough economy, score one for virginia. a major defense contractor is moving its headquarters from california to the commonwealth. kristin fisher has more from arlington on northrop grumman's big move. >> reporter: both virginia and maryland have been courting northrop grumman since last january when the company announced they wanted to move the headquarters from california to the washington area. yesterday the company announced it had made its decision. northrop...
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those the words of a survivor of the mine collapse in west virginia. the headline from a press briefing less than an hour ago, dangerous methane gasses in the mine. still too dangerous for searchers to enter and attempt any form of rescue. today rues have been drilling holes in the uner big branch mine trying to release some of that poisonous gas. the governor says only "sliver of hope now that the miners still in there will be found alive." meantime, more questions about mine owner massey energy and its ceo don blankenship as the company, more than doubled its profits in '09 to $104 million. the stock actually up fivefold from 11 to 55, simultaneous to a massive spike in violations and an incredible political campaign to disable the west virginia government for enforcement, particularly from the unions. at the upper big branch alone, 197 violations in '08. then profits doubled. and the stock price went up fivefold. and there were 515 violations in '09. so about five times as many, four times as many. 124 violations in just the first three months of th
those the words of a survivor of the mine collapse in west virginia. the headline from a press briefing less than an hour ago, dangerous methane gasses in the mine. still too dangerous for searchers to enter and attempt any form of rescue. today rues have been drilling holes in the uner big branch mine trying to release some of that poisonous gas. the governor says only "sliver of hope now that the miners still in there will be found alive." meantime, more questions about mine owner...
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a virginia man filed a million dollar lawsuit against the store. he slipped on a pile of dog doo, hit his head and knocked out four teeth. the store was negligent. pets do have accidents in the stores, but its employees were not negligent. and a woman once sued that same pet smart after slipping and sliding on dog pee. she was all wet and apparently so were her claims of negligence, she lost the case. >> okay. >>> one local arena is on the verge of giving you more food choices when you watch the game. >> more on that and why one of the greatest mysteries of our age may never be solved. that's ahead in the next half hour. >> after the break, a status report on the five major traffic projects in virginia that are giving commuters major headaches. we'll be back. ói [ sneezes ] ♪ music plays ♪ [ sneezing ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what are you gonna miss when you have an allergy attack? benadryl® is more effective than claritin® at relieving your worst symptoms -- runny nose, sneezing, and watery eyes -- and works when you need it most. benadr
a virginia man filed a million dollar lawsuit against the store. he slipped on a pile of dog doo, hit his head and knocked out four teeth. the store was negligent. pets do have accidents in the stores, but its employees were not negligent. and a woman once sued that same pet smart after slipping and sliding on dog pee. she was all wet and apparently so were her claims of negligence, she lost the case. >> okay. >>> one local arena is on the verge of giving you more food choices...
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between virginia and springfield, looks good. if nothing near the pentagon on 395. 66 between marshall and vienna, i have nothing to report. everyone is behaving out of waldorf on route 5. on 228 and who 10, and-- aqndnd 210 looks fine. >> its 53 degrees. >> a controversial supreme court case. and if the fed taking on facebook. to the government taking aim at the technology world. >> i'm courtney robinson in northwest. we are going to look at an airport that's as it might be worth it to fight a parking ♪ hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and i switched to whole grain. whole grain... [ female announcer ] people who eat more whole grain tend to have a healthier body weight. multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 calories per serving. multigrain cheerios. try new chocolate cheerios with a touch of delicious chocolate taste in every bite. you are watching abc 7's good morning washi
between virginia and springfield, looks good. if nothing near the pentagon on 395. 66 between marshall and vienna, i have nothing to report. everyone is behaving out of waldorf on route 5. on 228 and who 10, and-- aqndnd 210 looks fine. >> its 53 degrees. >> a controversial supreme court case. and if the fed taking on facebook. to the government taking aim at the technology world. >> i'm courtney robinson in northwest. we are going to look at an airport that's as it might be...
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virginia is 17.5 cents. similar bills have been proposed in the commonwealth, but have died in the house. many lawmakers believe this proposal will certainly be a long shot. many drivers still the same. >> thank you. >>> the governors of virginia, maryland, and d.c. are speaking out about metro's safety. yesterday they said they wanted greater oversight of the agency that operates medal. virginia governor bob mcdonnell says poor management is a key reason for recent safety issues. >> d.c. is a step closer to legalizing medical marijuana. yesterday the d.c. council gave unanimous approval to a medical marijuana bill. the measure would allow patients to purchase it from places sanctions by the city. this one vote left in the council. >> time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> let's go to adam caskey hanging out in a chilly place. >> it's pretty quiet locally, but we have action across other parts of the reason. let's look at current conditions in chevy chase. we are not far from wisconsin avenue, 54
virginia is 17.5 cents. similar bills have been proposed in the commonwealth, but have died in the house. many lawmakers believe this proposal will certainly be a long shot. many drivers still the same. >> thank you. >>> the governors of virginia, maryland, and d.c. are speaking out about metro's safety. yesterday they said they wanted greater oversight of the agency that operates medal. virginia governor bob mcdonnell says poor management is a key reason for recent safety...
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steve centanni leads our coverage in west virginia. steve, what are you learning this morning there? >> well, the most heartbreaking part of the story is of course the families, as you just heard. we talked to several of them just a few minute the ago, one woman whose father was in the mine for many years, was just about to retire, would have reached retirement age in a matter of months and was looking forward to traveling, another woman whose brother was in the mine and still hasn't heard from the mine company, massey energy corporation. a couple of the family members saying they were not notified one way or the other about the fate of their loved ones, and they're still waiting to hear. that could be because of the confusion about which four people might still be alive. there are four people unaccounted for, 25 confirmed dead, but four people unaccounted for, which could mean they're still alive, which could be the reason that the coal company has not notified some of the families definitively. but there is this shred of hope. some o
steve centanni leads our coverage in west virginia. steve, what are you learning this morning there? >> well, the most heartbreaking part of the story is of course the families, as you just heard. we talked to several of them just a few minute the ago, one woman whose father was in the mine for many years, was just about to retire, would have reached retirement age in a matter of months and was looking forward to traveling, another woman whose brother was in the mine and still hasn't...
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first here's howard with a foggy forecast. >> it is included eastern virginia. we are talking harrisburg down to danville almost and norfolk. go anywhere from there, including us and baltimore you are under the dense fog advisory. eastern shore still is not. we will watch that. look at the satellite and radar first and then to the dense fog advisory. the rain from yesterday, a nice gentle rain but left low-level moisture. perfect combinations for forming fog and all the counties in yellow which is everybody except western maryland and shenandoah valley and the eastern shore. >> keep airlines on the ground. >> there will be flight delays with visibilities at dulles at zero at last check. same with gaithersburg and leesburg, martinsburg, hagerstown, a quarter mile and even at gnash we have been dropping to a mile and a quarter. a lot of fog. tappahannock , three quarters of a mile. some of the fog you will be driving and then hit blinding fog where the visibilities is 50 feet. keep that in mind. temperatures in the 40s to near 40 to actually near 50. some spots in
first here's howard with a foggy forecast. >> it is included eastern virginia. we are talking harrisburg down to danville almost and norfolk. go anywhere from there, including us and baltimore you are under the dense fog advisory. eastern shore still is not. we will watch that. look at the satellite and radar first and then to the dense fog advisory. the rain from yesterday, a nice gentle rain but left low-level moisture. perfect combinations for forming fog and all the counties in yellow...
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shootings at virginia tech. flowers honoring each of the victims. rema samaha, one of them. there were the precious images of her dancing before the attack. >> it's not something you get through. just something you adjust to. >> samaha's family has been fighting to close a glaring loophole. gun shows where people buy guns without a background check, without any questions asked. it was a year ago, abc news followed her brother to this gun show in richmond, virginia. we gave him one hour and $5,000 cash. within minutes while still in line he bought his first gun. >> this is what? >> this is a glock. >> you got this before you even got in the show? >> yeah, he was sitting outside of the door. went up to him. how much you want for it? 450 bucks. >> a glock handgun. same kind of gun used to kill at virginia tech. >> reporter: inside omar made purchase after purchase. not one background check, he emerged carrying in this case a semi automatic assault weapon. >> what did they ask? >> nothing, nothing. i just went up, g
shootings at virginia tech. flowers honoring each of the victims. rema samaha, one of them. there were the precious images of her dancing before the attack. >> it's not something you get through. just something you adjust to. >> samaha's family has been fighting to close a glaring loophole. gun shows where people buy guns without a background check, without any questions asked. it was a year ago, abc news followed her brother to this gun show in richmond, virginia. we gave him one...
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manassas, virginia at 43 degrees. winchester, it is 46. cambridge, maryland coming in at 48 degrees this morning. not a lot to show you on the map today. got some high clouds that will push through the area. high pressure in control. conditions will remain quiet. our winds will be calm. any real weather that happens is going to go around us but some of those high clouds will work their way over that ridge of high pressure. we'll see some high, thin clouds during the course of the day today. mostly sunny skies. here is at the forecast look like for today, mostly sunny skies. a warm afternoon. our average high for this date would be 62 degrees. so way high of 77 degrees, how much higher than normal is that? 15degrees. that is right. very good. we are looking at a mild night. 54degrees for your overnight low, clear skies, calm winds. then your five-day forecast, more of the same for the foreseeable future. how about this for your easter weekend. saturday, 79 degrees. sundays, a few clouds in there. 7 # degrees. monday and tuesday, we're still
manassas, virginia at 43 degrees. winchester, it is 46. cambridge, maryland coming in at 48 degrees this morning. not a lot to show you on the map today. got some high clouds that will push through the area. high pressure in control. conditions will remain quiet. our winds will be calm. any real weather that happens is going to go around us but some of those high clouds will work their way over that ridge of high pressure. we'll see some high, thin clouds during the course of the day today....
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there is normal volume on the beltway in virginia. in frederick, md., 15 south north of wfrederik, at willow, as a vehicle on fire. in silver spring, the crash is gone. now back to the news desk. thank you. >>> at a north was d.c. middle school when students return to class this morning there will be grief counselors. this is the first day of classes at shaw middle school since principal brian betts was found shot to death at his home in silver spring. a makeshift memorial has been set up outside the school. >>> our top story is the deadly shooting of frostburg state university. the crime its close to home because of students are from the metro area. the violence stems from a fight at an off-campus party. brianne carter has more. >> the two students that were shot both played on the university basketball team. 20-year-old brandon carroll of waldorf and 21-year-old ellis hartridge of d.c. were shot during an off-campus dispute at frostburg state. a fellow student, 21-year-old tyrone hall, two rounds from a shotgun, wanting -- wounding
there is normal volume on the beltway in virginia. in frederick, md., 15 south north of wfrederik, at willow, as a vehicle on fire. in silver spring, the crash is gone. now back to the news desk. thank you. >>> at a north was d.c. middle school when students return to class this morning there will be grief counselors. this is the first day of classes at shaw middle school since principal brian betts was found shot to death at his home in silver spring. a makeshift memorial has been set...
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we are live this morning on the farm, specifically bay haven farm in roundhill, virginia. because there is this whole big trend for restaurants to serve food locally. and this is a farm providing just that for an area restaurant and so this morning we're going to check in with the chicks. we're collecting these special eggs and talk about the difference between something that is organic and something grown lokely -- locally and which is better. and so we'll actually show you the difference between these eggs and the eggs you might buy in the grocery store and then one of fox 5 morning news steven lucas chef from wildfire will join us out here this morning. wildfire is a chain restaurant and it is also focusing on using local foods and so he'll take our eggs and see what kind of breakfast he can whip up. >> thank you, holly. we'll see you later on that. >>> that will do it for the 6:00 hour. allison is joining steve nor the next few hours to get us through this monday. >> good morning to all of you. >>> coming up, getting tough on illegal immigration and being done with con
we are live this morning on the farm, specifically bay haven farm in roundhill, virginia. because there is this whole big trend for restaurants to serve food locally. and this is a farm providing just that for an area restaurant and so this morning we're going to check in with the chicks. we're collecting these special eggs and talk about the difference between something that is organic and something grown lokely -- locally and which is better. and so we'll actually show you the difference...
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the virginia governor is now apologizing for a mistake in his words, a major omission. >> reporter: virginia is known for its civil war battlefield, its capital, richmond, was the capital of the confederacy, but now a new battle over that legacy. virginia republican governor, bob mcdonnell, has declared april confederate history month. >> i wanted to focus on primarily the -- the role of the confederate veterans. >> reporter: the proclamation reads in part, quote, it is important for all virginians to reflect upon our commonwealth shared history, to understand the sacrifices of the confederate leaders, soldiers and citizens during the period of the civil war. but glaringly absent, any reference of slavery. civil rights advocates accuse the governor of trying to, quote, whitewash history. >> to, you know, not take even a second to acknowledge that the civil war, you know, the main purpose of it, the main reason for the, you know -- for that fire that burned across this country was the south's refusal to let go of slavery, which is a deep and abiding crime against humanity, does suggest that h
the virginia governor is now apologizing for a mistake in his words, a major omission. >> reporter: virginia is known for its civil war battlefield, its capital, richmond, was the capital of the confederacy, but now a new battle over that legacy. virginia republican governor, bob mcdonnell, has declared april confederate history month. >> i wanted to focus on primarily the -- the role of the confederate veterans. >> reporter: the proclamation reads in part, quote, it is...
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host: west virginia, republican. caller: i would like to ask, why is obama trying to sell this health care plan? i cannot understand why he sells this program when the party owns it? thank you. thank you. guest: i think he is asking what are they trying to sell right now? the democrats are hoping that this legislation will give them a boost in november when not be a real drag on them and cause them to lose office and seats in the house or the senate. public opinion has been very divided on this legislation. they hope it will swing in their direction when people get these details. it will prove more costly than the cbo as estimated over time. it may not swing in the democrats' favor. some have been saying this is not what we should be doing at this time when we have deficits and other problems. they hope that this will swing in their favor and they will gain some seats. some are saying this is what is. to happen in the next few years. they hope that public opinion will swing in their favor. host: what takes effect imm
host: west virginia, republican. caller: i would like to ask, why is obama trying to sell this health care plan? i cannot understand why he sells this program when the party owns it? thank you. thank you. guest: i think he is asking what are they trying to sell right now? the democrats are hoping that this legislation will give them a boost in november when not be a real drag on them and cause them to lose office and seats in the house or the senate. public opinion has been very divided on this...
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he had considered a run for the senate, in virginia. he was actively involved in -- he was very close friends with robert bork, an icon of the conservative republican elite, in washington and the paula jones stuff was a sore spot, because, in later, butsner said he was not apprised of the fact that ken starr had appeared on television and had taken a position the president could be sued civilly, a strong position and, it turns out, was prepared to write briefs for the supreme court case if it got to that or the appellate courts, again, i don't think ken starr was hiding that, and his view was, this was -- anyone could have found it. but it wasn't brought up, and, don't forget, the whole point of an independent counsel, greg, was to have someone who was beyond reproach and beyond suspicion of having any dog in the fight, and, that was troublesome, to judge butsner and he had notes scribbled on his pad of paper ever indicating he was extremely upset about that. >> that was generally unknown, the judge's reservations about this. >> right.
he had considered a run for the senate, in virginia. he was actively involved in -- he was very close friends with robert bork, an icon of the conservative republican elite, in washington and the paula jones stuff was a sore spot, because, in later, butsner said he was not apprised of the fact that ken starr had appeared on television and had taken a position the president could be sued civilly, a strong position and, it turns out, was prepared to write briefs for the supreme court case if it...
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virginia celebrates the confederacy. that's also where we start tonight, with governor's bob mcdonald's decision to declare april -- rob reagan, a former radio talk show host working on a book about his dad. and pat buchanan and msnbc analyst. start with what happened in minnesota today. it's an amazing event. we'll get to the confederate stuff later. what's going on? wooe going to show you right now. here's governor palin today with bachmann. these are fascinating political figures. very good on the stump. much more exciting than mitch mcconnell or john boehner. the so-called elected leaders of the republican -- here's the new star power of the republican party. let's watch, today. >> on the outside i am here to testify she is 20 times more beautiful on the inside. please help me welcome governor sarah palin. >> you know, pat, i think i had a small role here in hosting this program one day when michele bachmann came on and said we ought to have a media investigation for anti-americanism. you were here. out of that a cat
virginia celebrates the confederacy. that's also where we start tonight, with governor's bob mcdonald's decision to declare april -- rob reagan, a former radio talk show host working on a book about his dad. and pat buchanan and msnbc analyst. start with what happened in minnesota today. it's an amazing event. we'll get to the confederate stuff later. what's going on? wooe going to show you right now. here's governor palin today with bachmann. these are fascinating political figures. very good...
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west virginia and butler and what the heck, butler wins the national championship. how great would that be. >> shepard: it wouldn't because i want bob huggens to win. go mountaineers. >> we're all the way to the championship game. >> i like huggie. i went down there for a game. man they have good fans, great support and they're fired up. >> butler is impressive. i have to say and i know this is the end of our relationship. i like duke and coach k. i have always like that program. they seem to be good and graduate a lot of players. what's to hate about duke? >> shepard: look, you hate them because they win so much. it's like the university of kentucky -- >> you like the yankees. >> it's fun to get on the train and watch them. they're playing at red sox nation on sunday at fenway park. >> they're going to be 0-1 on sunday. >> i feel so sad for you. how are your nationals this year? >> my nationals? we're going to be better. >> shepard: are they being to play baseball this time? >> we're going to have the best young pitchener the middle of the season. >> shepard: i wis
west virginia and butler and what the heck, butler wins the national championship. how great would that be. >> shepard: it wouldn't because i want bob huggens to win. go mountaineers. >> we're all the way to the championship game. >> i like huggie. i went down there for a game. man they have good fans, great support and they're fired up. >> butler is impressive. i have to say and i know this is the end of our relationship. i like duke and coach k. i have always like that...
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gun rights activists took to the streets in virginia. protestors held what they called a restore the constitution rally. part of the call to action did encourage the people attending the virginia protest to openly carry their guns. tonight we'll also talk to the founder of a group called oath keepers. they were protesting on the mall in d.c. on this issue. these rallies are taking place on patriots day, commemorating the start of the revolutionary war. but of course, april 19 has another more somber significance. 15 years ago today, timothy mcveigh blew up the murrah federal building in oklahoma city, killing 168 people. later in the show, we'll hear from some of the youngest survivors of that, and dig in to the shocking case of a pair of home grown extremists that some are cull calling the new mcveigh. that coming up as well. and then on another front, one big reason i think a lot of people disfr frutrust our gover wall street, the sec charges may have taken place at goldman sachs. we'll talk to one man who said he saw all of this comin
gun rights activists took to the streets in virginia. protestors held what they called a restore the constitution rally. part of the call to action did encourage the people attending the virginia protest to openly carry their guns. tonight we'll also talk to the founder of a group called oath keepers. they were protesting on the mall in d.c. on this issue. these rallies are taking place on patriots day, commemorating the start of the revolutionary war. but of course, april 19 has another more...
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that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> there was a big scare at a virginia school after a 12-year- old boy showed up with a gun. it happened at potomac middle school in dumb tariq aziz yesterday. police say the sixth grader flashed the gun to friends at his bus stop and when he arrived at school be he pulled the gun out of his pocket, put it to his head and threatened to hurt himself i'm teacher on bus duty grabbed that gun. turns out it was unloaded. >> parents should be more involved. that child should have been able to go to their parents and talk to their parents, get into some counseling or something. i think they are crying out for help from the school. >> police a the gun belonged to one of of the boy's parents an was legally registered. the student has been charge with possession of a gun on school property. >>> this dramatic home video sparking finger pointing and outrage. a university of maryland student claims police taxed him and his lawyer says the video proves it. it all happened march 3rd in college park after the terps beat duke. the prince george's police
that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> there was a big scare at a virginia school after a 12-year- old boy showed up with a gun. it happened at potomac middle school in dumb tariq aziz yesterday. police say the sixth grader flashed the gun to friends at his bus stop and when he arrived at school be he pulled the gun out of his pocket, put it to his head and threatened to hurt himself i'm teacher on bus duty grabbed that gun. turns out it was unloaded. >> parents should...
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connelly of virginia. the chair: the gentleman from virginia, mr. connelly, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. connelly: i thank the chair and yield myself such time as i may consume. let me start by thanking the chairman and ranking member of the committee and the subcommittee for their leadership on this thoughtful legislation, to deliver long-needed reforms for our military acquisition. i'd also like to acknowledge the tremendous work of the armed service's committee panel led by mr. andrews of new jersey and mr. conaway of texas. my amendment builds on the panel's recommendation of getting the most out of the industrial base. defining and assessing the industrial base will be an ongoing challenge for both the department of defense and congress -- congress dating back to the creation of the armed fores themselves. one of the key findings of the panel was the need to cast a wider net in terms of defining the industrial base beyond the traditional players. many of today's techn
connelly of virginia. the chair: the gentleman from virginia, mr. connelly, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. connelly: i thank the chair and yield myself such time as i may consume. let me start by thanking the chairman and ranking member of the committee and the subcommittee for their leadership on this thoughtful legislation, to deliver long-needed reforms for our military acquisition. i'd also like to acknowledge the...
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back to you. >>> a heads up for people driving in virginia. vdot is working on some ambitious road projects. add 20 minutes to your commute. on the agenda a lane widening on i-95 between springfield and occoquan. extension of the fairfax parkway. hot lanes on 495 and rail lines at dulles. v got vdot is asking for people agencies cooperation. >> we want to encourage telecommuting and encourage different work times. >> drivers could begin noticing an easier commute by the end the year. >>> if you haven't seen the cherry blossoms yet this could be the perfect weekend to do it. taking a live look now at the tidal basin the trees are in full bloom and gorgeous weather out there. you can bet a lot of people will be enjoying the sights because of the great weather. megan mcgrath joins us from the tidal basin with more. now is really the best time to see them. i bet youave no crowds and beautiful sunrise. >> reporter: now is a great time to see them. a lot of people plan their trip to come early in the morning because they miss the crowds and you get
back to you. >>> a heads up for people driving in virginia. vdot is working on some ambitious road projects. add 20 minutes to your commute. on the agenda a lane widening on i-95 between springfield and occoquan. extension of the fairfax parkway. hot lanes on 495 and rail lines at dulles. v got vdot is asking for people agencies cooperation. >> we want to encourage telecommuting and encourage different work times. >> drivers could begin noticing an easier commute by the end...
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bombing, thousands of sick advocates are touting firearms, took part in gun rights rally in northern virginia. i guess it makes them feel better. a couple hundred more protested without their guns on the national mall. hold it right there. here's the thing. why didn't they do this in the last eight years? why now? what has barack obama done? what have the democrats done? what have the liberals done? they don't even know why they're upset. government takeover of health care. is that it? wall street. okay, well figure this out. the democrats want to reel in wall street and the republicans are against it. where do these tea bag nut jobs stand on that one? former alabama minuteman leader mike vanderbow told the crowd armed confrontation should only be used when the government threatens people's lives but he left the door open for violence if people refuse arrest for refusing to buy health insurance. i can't believe i'm quoting this guy tonight. "if i know i'm not going to get a fair trial in federal court, i at least have the right to have an unfair gunfight." he's a smart one, isn't he? this is
bombing, thousands of sick advocates are touting firearms, took part in gun rights rally in northern virginia. i guess it makes them feel better. a couple hundred more protested without their guns on the national mall. hold it right there. here's the thing. why didn't they do this in the last eight years? why now? what has barack obama done? what have the democrats done? what have the liberals done? they don't even know why they're upset. government takeover of health care. is that it? wall...
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normal volume on 66, 95 in virginia, good in and out of baltimore. nothing on 270. growing volume out of frederik. the good on 228 and to attend. -- and 210. everything's good into southeast d.c. i'm going to look at 395 traffic. moving north bound near the beltway, still moving at speeds. a little traffic in the hov lane. clear at washington boulevard. the pentagon exit looks fine as well as across the 14th street bridge. >> a new lane bryant brassiere ad is at the center of a debate. . itstoo risque? it features a full figured brassiere models. the company said agencies refused to run the ad during dancing with the stars. lane bryant accused the network of a double standard. they say it's not any more risque than victoria's secrets adds. >> it looks benign as any brassiere ad i've ever seen on television. i don't get it. >> a full figured model is like any other person. >> many women can relate to that. >> it's probably just good publicity for lane bryant. >> that's true. >> moving on. naomi campbell was caught on tape again throwing another temper tantrum. the fa
normal volume on 66, 95 in virginia, good in and out of baltimore. nothing on 270. growing volume out of frederik. the good on 228 and to attend. -- and 210. everything's good into southeast d.c. i'm going to look at 395 traffic. moving north bound near the beltway, still moving at speeds. a little traffic in the hov lane. clear at washington boulevard. the pentagon exit looks fine as well as across the 14th street bridge. >> a new lane bryant brassiere ad is at the center of a debate. ....
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i know the senator from virginia and i both know how to fix that. those are the kinds of things we need to be talking about. creditor prioritization -- prioritization. there's no question that right now in the bill certain creditors can be treated differently by the fdic than others. we need to be looking at bankruptcy stacks so that people understand how much they're going to be paid back and they're going to be in the same order that they anticipate being in. we need to be tightening the definition of a financial firm. right now in the bill, the way it reads, an auto company can end up being part of this. i mean, right now it's not tight enough. auto company may be a stretch, but something other than a financial firm could be dealt with the way the language is now reading. and certainly for shiewrks fannie and freddie need to be treated the same as any other financial firm. we need to have a solvescy test to make sure that regulators that do not allow regulators the flexibility to protect firms in crisis. we need to make sure that there's a durati
i know the senator from virginia and i both know how to fix that. those are the kinds of things we need to be talking about. creditor prioritization -- prioritization. there's no question that right now in the bill certain creditors can be treated differently by the fdic than others. we need to be looking at bankruptcy stacks so that people understand how much they're going to be paid back and they're going to be in the same order that they anticipate being in. we need to be tightening the...
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the nation in 2008, winning virginia's fifth congressional district by just 727 votes. voters here have mostly leaned republican in recent years. they backed republican senator john mccain in the presidential election. perriello has found himself the target of conservative ire in the health care reform debate. there have been small protests at his charlottesville office, and vandals attacking his brother's home shortly after he cast his vote in favor of the overhaul package which became law last month. perriello says the new law will help many of his 700,000 constituents like mimi hyde. >> health care, for some of us, was not an ideological fight. it was about economic relief to working and middle class families, seniors who are struggling. if we can save them a little money, that's really a big deal for people. >> reporter: perriello's district is virginia's largest it stretches from the liberal city of charlottesville in the north, east to the edges of metropolitan richmond, and south to the more conservative and economically-challenged areas like danville, near the n
the nation in 2008, winning virginia's fifth congressional district by just 727 votes. voters here have mostly leaned republican in recent years. they backed republican senator john mccain in the presidential election. perriello has found himself the target of conservative ire in the health care reform debate. there have been small protests at his charlottesville office, and vandals attacking his brother's home shortly after he cast his vote in favor of the overhaul package which became law...
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you would have to say they could cross state lines so you could get a virginia, maryland, and d.c. boxed into groups. i think that should be done. if you want more primary care physicians, let them do what we did with the world health court going back to the 1970's. let them knock off 20% of that $250,000 medical school that for every year they work in an underserved area or special day. -- or specialty. >> you are a pretty good politician. that would be the general consensus in this room and across the country. if you were going to run for office right now, and obviously fiscal responsibility was a big part of your administration, how do you frame that? how'd you get elected and how you state elected by telling people we are going to have to do something here? we have to do something about medicare and social security? we may have to raise taxes? how do you get elected and stay there? >> first of all, i would say the end result works. the second thing i would say is america has got to back -- get back into the future business. we have to be a tomorrow country. we have to get more
you would have to say they could cross state lines so you could get a virginia, maryland, and d.c. boxed into groups. i think that should be done. if you want more primary care physicians, let them do what we did with the world health court going back to the 1970's. let them knock off 20% of that $250,000 medical school that for every year they work in an underserved area or special day. -- or specialty. >> you are a pretty good politician. that would be the general consensus in this room...
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from the university of virginia. when she was at louisville, she visited louis brandeis's grave. it is at a law school there. i just learned that a short time ago. she is a very prolific author. her works include, "the supremes -- an introduction to the united states supreme court justices," and "jacqueline kennedy -- first lady of the new frontier." this is a homecoming for her. she is currently working on a volume with a professor about the supreme court and the judicial process. please join me in welcoming prof. perry. [applause] >> thank you, mr. sheets justice for your kind introduction, and for honoring us -- thank you, mr. chief justice, for your kind introduction, and for honoring us with your presence tonight. my own mentor, henry abraham, is here this evening. he taught me everything i know about judicial appointments. his book is now in its fifth edition and is the definitive work on supreme court nominations. i would also like to thank my longtime friends, students colonies -- friends, students, and colleagues. i would like to thank our dean. you may have heard about
from the university of virginia. when she was at louisville, she visited louis brandeis's grave. it is at a law school there. i just learned that a short time ago. she is a very prolific author. her works include, "the supremes -- an introduction to the united states supreme court justices," and "jacqueline kennedy -- first lady of the new frontier." this is a homecoming for her. she is currently working on a volume with a professor about the supreme court and the judicial...
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the odds of a mir dmmiracle in virginia are dwindling. our october gation to follow the accountability trail is just beginning. >>> we're awaiting word on latest attempt to locate the four miners una-accounted for in raleigh county, west virginia. rescue teams trying to reach a second refuge chamber to see if the four were able to take cover. those teams reached one of the specifically equipped chambers earlier but found it empty. and then were forced to pull back because of smoke and toxic gases. 25 miners are confirmed dead. funerals for four of them were held today. at the white house, president obama said recent improvements in mine safety laws clearly did not go far enough. >> more needs to be done. and that's why i've asked my secretary of labor, as well as the head of mine, safety and health administration, to give me a preliminary report next week on what went wrong and why it went wrong so badly, so that we can take the steps nose prevent such accidents in the future. >> president obama was on air force one over the atlantic when
the odds of a mir dmmiracle in virginia are dwindling. our october gation to follow the accountability trail is just beginning. >>> we're awaiting word on latest attempt to locate the four miners una-accounted for in raleigh county, west virginia. rescue teams trying to reach a second refuge chamber to see if the four were able to take cover. those teams reached one of the specifically equipped chambers earlier but found it empty. and then were forced to pull back because of smoke and...
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host: where is oakwood, virginia. caller: from as well county -- you can get to bluefield or west virginia. also you can go below grundy and that will take you to kentucky. host: you are in the interior part of the state so it is not an immediate issue for you. caller: i would like to make one more statement. we had a republican -- he did not run on windows, he said, but i still say he did. he is for coal and obama is for coal, too, but he was trying to get past for them to get a windmill farm started their, you know, to build a company building to produce at least 500 when mills per year and for some reason or another the county turned it down because they did not want the red line uglified, and other words, so they signed papers to put it in the newspapers to go against the windmills'. that would give people jobs. host: next is another virginia caller, interestingly one of the headlines in the virginia newspaper said the governor sees virginia becoming an energy capital. mark is an independent. what do you think abo
host: where is oakwood, virginia. caller: from as well county -- you can get to bluefield or west virginia. also you can go below grundy and that will take you to kentucky. host: you are in the interior part of the state so it is not an immediate issue for you. caller: i would like to make one more statement. we had a republican -- he did not run on windows, he said, but i still say he did. he is for coal and obama is for coal, too, but he was trying to get past for them to get a windmill farm...
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a year-and-a-half ago, and moved to virginia. i have been very thirsty for any afghan projects here. unfortunately, i have not found too many. there are to poetry clubs -- two poetry clubs that afghans have made that i am a part of. do you have any focus on the afghans that are here, uniting them and giving them projects to do here? >> thank you. yes, one thing that we are benefiting from is afghan center serving the embassy. -- that are serving the embassy. we do work with a number of afghan organizations such as sports and cultural events. we know that the potential for these afghans to do more is enormous. some of them have formed their own groups, smaller groups, involved in business development and other areas. as i mentioned, and the services of the foundation is to really bring -- one of the purposes of the foundation is to really bring all these people together and bring a synergy and enhance these so the afghans to have a place to go. >> yes, please. in the front. >> i am an independent consultant. i have two questions w
a year-and-a-half ago, and moved to virginia. i have been very thirsty for any afghan projects here. unfortunately, i have not found too many. there are to poetry clubs -- two poetry clubs that afghans have made that i am a part of. do you have any focus on the afghans that are here, uniting them and giving them projects to do here? >> thank you. yes, one thing that we are benefiting from is afghan center serving the embassy. -- that are serving the embassy. we do work with a number of...
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there is no other reason to bring the boats there because they were not going to virginia. he has gone and convince to the british there will be an attack on staten island and the eventual result is the fact that his army and the french army could move across new jersey without being attacked and as i am sure you are aware they make it down to virginia and cornwallis surrenders at yorktown. and that gives you pretty much of a run through on the spike refuse during the american revolution. there are many more codes and ciphers better in the book and at this point* i would like to open up to some questions and hopefully i have some answers. please wait for the microphone. >> could you comment on nathan hale? >> nathan hale was a very poor spy. i don't know if you are familiar with what has been found out scottish general by the name of grant his papers were found just became recently available and he identified as that robert rogers actually got him to tell him he was a spy but he should have kept his mouth shut. he thought rogers was also an american spy and because the oust
there is no other reason to bring the boats there because they were not going to virginia. he has gone and convince to the british there will be an attack on staten island and the eventual result is the fact that his army and the french army could move across new jersey without being attacked and as i am sure you are aware they make it down to virginia and cornwallis surrenders at yorktown. and that gives you pretty much of a run through on the spike refuse during the american revolution. there...
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this is just out in virginia. i went over there today to listen. you see people carrying their firearms in the national park. one of their complaints was that they believe this president wants to infringe on their second amendment rights. many said that nothing president obama has done as yet would take away or limit their gun rights, but they do remember something he said as a candidate that leaves them worried. >> it's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations. >> so are gun rights being limited or are they expanding in an obama administration? let's go to the magic wall and put to the test some of the claims demonstrated at the rally. the red state has the most restrictive gun laws. that's california. then the greener the state, the least restricted the gun laws. the darker green have the least restrictive. state-made firearms and ammunition are except from federal regulations.
this is just out in virginia. i went over there today to listen. you see people carrying their firearms in the national park. one of their complaints was that they believe this president wants to infringe on their second amendment rights. many said that nothing president obama has done as yet would take away or limit their gun rights, but they do remember something he said as a candidate that leaves them worried. >> it's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or...
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speaker, i'm so honored to yield five minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. cantor, our esteemed republican whip and a member of the committee of ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. cantor: i thank the gentlelady and thank you, mr. speaker. i want to salute first of all the gentlelady's leadership on this issue as well as that of the gentleman from california in bringing this to the floor. and would also like to thank the majority leader for bringing this to the floor as well. mr. speaker, last year the new administration came to power insisting it had a new approach that would head off the looming threat of a nuclear iran. by talking to and engaging with the regime in tehran, the administration said we could convince the world's most active state sponsor of terrorism to abandon its nuclear weapons program. and if that didn't work, america ostensibly would gain the moral authority to galvanize china, russia, and the rest of the world to go along with a regime of crippling sanctions against tehran. 15 mont
speaker, i'm so honored to yield five minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. cantor, our esteemed republican whip and a member of the committee of ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. cantor: i thank the gentlelady and thank you, mr. speaker. i want to salute first of all the gentlelady's leadership on this issue as well as that of the gentleman from california in bringing this to the floor. and would also like to thank the majority...
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. >>> while insisting he was not wrong the first time about unions and the west virginia mine disaster, he get it's wrong again. and his competitors in worsts. two men fired a combined three times by cnn and nbc. and it's thurber night. stay tuned for four fables, including "the very proper gander." and choose any car in the aisle. choosing your own car? now that's a good call. go national. go like a pro. called it "one of the best family cars of 2009." the insurance institute for highway safety calls it a 2010 top safety pick. with automatic crash response from onstar that can call for help, even when you can't. we call it peace of mind. a consumers digest best buy two years in a row, chevy malibu. may the best car win. >>> the weekly visit with the works of james thurber brings us among other fables "the very proper gander." that's next. but tonight's worst persons in the world. tucker carlson, he said daily caller would be a news site conservative but nod id yo lodge cam, a detached version politico or huffington post, except they co-hosted a tea party event. grover norquist's ameri
. >>> while insisting he was not wrong the first time about unions and the west virginia mine disaster, he get it's wrong again. and his competitors in worsts. two men fired a combined three times by cnn and nbc. and it's thurber night. stay tuned for four fables, including "the very proper gander." and choose any car in the aisle. choosing your own car? now that's a good call. go national. go like a pro. called it "one of the best family cars of 2009." the...
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in northern virginia members of restore the constitution group plan to carry their guns to a rally at the national park off the potomac river. also going on now a rally organized by the second amendment march at the washington monument. no guns allowed at the event because of d.c.'s ban on handguns. liz foley, media drr for the second amendment march. thank you for joining me today. >> thank you for having me. >> tell me in your words, what is the goal, what message does your organization want to send not only to the country but the world since this is getting so much attention. >> i think we just want to remind folks of the freedoms our founders fought for and won. we want to make sure those freedoms don't go away. we're here to protect the bill of rights, first amendment that gives me the right to talk about it and second amendment which gives the right to protect all other amendments provided for in the constitution. >> your organization says the timing is the result of lexington and concord. you've got people in oklahoma city mourning the loss of 168 americans, 600 others who were
in northern virginia members of restore the constitution group plan to carry their guns to a rally at the national park off the potomac river. also going on now a rally organized by the second amendment march at the washington monument. no guns allowed at the event because of d.c.'s ban on handguns. liz foley, media drr for the second amendment march. thank you for joining me today. >> thank you for having me. >> tell me in your words, what is the goal, what message does your...
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we will hear remarks from president obama, vice-president joe biden, and west virginia governor joe manchin. watch that live at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think there is a huge lack of knowledge about how this town works, how congress works. >> when you were doing research work, you have to do that yourself. >> this weekend, award winning historians will talk about their work, their books, and their professions, and revisit their first appearances on our networks. that is sunday night on c-span. >> earlier this week, first lady michelle obama hosted children at the white house for the annual take our daughters and sons to work day. she talked about her role as first lady and daily life at the white house. this is about 50 minutes. >> how are you? it is good to see you! how're you doing? hi! hello! yeah, you can pet bo. he is the highlight of the visit today. all right, come on, bo. come on, bo. ok, i will make sure he comes around to everybody. a. how is everybody doing? that is good. welcome to the white house. how many of you guys have done this? who did this last year? that is goo
we will hear remarks from president obama, vice-president joe biden, and west virginia governor joe manchin. watch that live at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think there is a huge lack of knowledge about how this town works, how congress works. >> when you were doing research work, you have to do that yourself. >> this weekend, award winning historians will talk about their work, their books, and their professions, and revisit their first appearances on our networks. that...
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jonathan seare, fox news. >>> an economic boost for virginia. northrup grumman is moving its headquarters to the commonwealth. the ceo is looking into two locations. one near dulles airport and the other in crystal city near the pentagon. they are currently employing 300 people at their corporate head quarters in los angeles. >>> and if you are looking for work, you can check out our job shop on myfoxdc.com. and our job of the day is at the aga con organization. they are a nonprofit looking to alleviating poverty in africa and asia. looking for an administrative assistant. for more on this job and many others, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the job shop tab on the top of the home page. >>> we are remembering dr. dorothy hight today. >> today mourners can attend a public viewing. she passed away last week at the age of 98 and sherry ly is live in northwest with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison and steve. the viewing you mentioned is going to take place here at the national council for negro women. her casket is expected to a
jonathan seare, fox news. >>> an economic boost for virginia. northrup grumman is moving its headquarters to the commonwealth. the ceo is looking into two locations. one near dulles airport and the other in crystal city near the pentagon. they are currently employing 300 people at their corporate head quarters in los angeles. >>> and if you are looking for work, you can check out our job shop on myfoxdc.com. and our job of the day is at the aga con organization. they are a...
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. >>> we're following breaking news right now following the west virginia coal mine. massey energy, the firm that owns that mine said air samples just prior to the explosion they say did not show any concentration of explosive gases. the samples were taken by the foreman as part of a shift change at the mine. we know that was about the time it happened around a shift change. the examination also shows the airflow in the upper big branch mine was fine. again, the investigation there continues. >>> residents in one ohio county are urged to arm themselves after major cuts to the sheriff's department. across america state and local governments are dealing with cuts to local governments often forced to make painful cuts. the county slashed its sheriff's department by more than half. this prompted a county judge to offer this warning to residents. >> arm themselves. be very careful. just be vigilant. because we're going to have to look after each other. >> joining me from cleveland, law professor at case western reserve university. good to have you, sir. the judge's comment
. >>> we're following breaking news right now following the west virginia coal mine. massey energy, the firm that owns that mine said air samples just prior to the explosion they say did not show any concentration of explosive gases. the samples were taken by the foreman as part of a shift change at the mine. we know that was about the time it happened around a shift change. the examination also shows the airflow in the upper big branch mine was fine. again, the investigation there...
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haymarket, virginia 59. springfield, virginia 60 degrees. rockville, maryland, 58 degrees on this beautiful monday morning. what a nice day it will be today. policemen of sunshine. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s today. going to be one of the nicer days this week. clouds come back overnight tonight and light rain showers move back in for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. more pleasant weather comes our way in the wednesday, thursday time frame. >> pretty quiet morning so far checking out interstate 66 on the approach to the roosevelt bridge. gw parkway under the potomac bridges, route 50, everything is doing okay under a very light volume of traffic. let's head over and see how we're doing elsewhere. the trip along 270 didn't see a whole lot of overnight road work. light volume from frederick down to the split. >>> it is a big day in washington. more than 40 world leaders are in town to participate in president obama's nuclear security summit. because of that security is very tight. roads are closed, metro is affected and i
haymarket, virginia 59. springfield, virginia 60 degrees. rockville, maryland, 58 degrees on this beautiful monday morning. what a nice day it will be today. policemen of sunshine. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s today. going to be one of the nicer days this week. clouds come back overnight tonight and light rain showers move back in for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. more pleasant weather comes our way in the wednesday, thursday time frame. >> pretty quiet morning so...
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>> ali, i did an interview with senator mark warner, virginia, who has been involved in trying to shape this financial reform bill. >> yep. >> i said, you know, we put up a big list of all the agencies already in existence that were supposed to be watching this stuff. >> yep. >> and now they're going to create -- have new rules and new agencies, and how confident are you that this is going to fix what was wrong? >> well, it's like alphabet soup. the financial regulatory system prior to this collapse was very much like the national security system before 9/11. lots of different agencies with lots of different disparate pieces of information that they couldn't bring together to see that there was an imminent collapse. i have spoken to a number of people very close to the legislation who say the design should be to bring the dozen or so agencies together and work in a fashion that we can see things. the other big thing about this legislation -- legislation, this reform that the president is proposing, is that it is going to just make the whole system a little more transparent. just the ide
>> ali, i did an interview with senator mark warner, virginia, who has been involved in trying to shape this financial reform bill. >> yep. >> i said, you know, we put up a big list of all the agencies already in existence that were supposed to be watching this stuff. >> yep. >> and now they're going to create -- have new rules and new agencies, and how confident are you that this is going to fix what was wrong? >> well, it's like alphabet soup. the financial...
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jimmy, director of our west virginia homeland security. both of these individuals were there every day and night, 24/7, for an entire week. i thank our west virginia head coach, bobby huggins, for his uplifting visit to the families. by all accounts, the explosion that took the lives of these 29 miners should never have happened in this time, in this modern era. to quote mine safety administrator who fought every hour, 24 hours a day, to help find our coal miners and i state what he said, all explosions are preventable. it's just making sure you have things in place to keep one from occurring. it's quite evident that something went very wrong here, end quote. there are multiple lares of laws and regulations in place to prevent such a disaster. there are modern technologies. there were repeated, insistent inspections and yet 29 men perished and one is hanging on in the hospital. that this deadly explosion occurred is infuriatingly frustratingly heartbreaking and i'm determined that we will get to the bottom it and ensure that steps are take
jimmy, director of our west virginia homeland security. both of these individuals were there every day and night, 24/7, for an entire week. i thank our west virginia head coach, bobby huggins, for his uplifting visit to the families. by all accounts, the explosion that took the lives of these 29 miners should never have happened in this time, in this modern era. to quote mine safety administrator who fought every hour, 24 hours a day, to help find our coal miners and i state what he said, all...
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ask the spouses of the 29 west virginia miners. the bodies were recovered overnight and melissa clark is still keeping her husband very close. cnn's ines ferre reports. >> they did a relief of names of the individuals who were -- who perished and of course, my husband is the second name they called. >> robert clark was one of the 29 coal miners killed in last week's west virginia mine disaster. and clark was savvy with machinery, but melissa, like so many other miners' wives in the area knew the job was dangerous. you always have a fear. as his wife, i mean, i would always worry like i said earlier that it would be the last time i would see him, but he was doing what he liked doing. >> but the clarks agreed their 3-year-old son stephen should follow a different path. they were saving up for college. he loved my son so much. he wanted so much to teach him things, and to see him grow up. he wanted him to have the best, and that's one reason he worked where he did because he wanted the best for my son. >> reporter: her faith, friends
ask the spouses of the 29 west virginia miners. the bodies were recovered overnight and melissa clark is still keeping her husband very close. cnn's ines ferre reports. >> they did a relief of names of the individuals who were -- who perished and of course, my husband is the second name they called. >> robert clark was one of the 29 coal miners killed in last week's west virginia mine disaster. and clark was savvy with machinery, but melissa, like so many other miners' wives in the...
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how about the virginia piedmont and toward the mountains, mid 30s towards manassas and culpeper. the warm spot out along the chesapeake bay and potomac waters where temperatures in the low to mid 40s. sun up at 6:28 and a decent amount of sunshine by early this morning. this afternoon, could see a few clouds developing. a cold start to the morning means a cool afternoon. highs struggling to get to that 60 doig mark. good news is the winds a little bit less breezy. still a chill in the air. >> thanks so much, justin. >>> investigators are searching for clues inside an suv that belonged to a popular d.c. principal shot and killed. a neighbor called police when she spotted brian betts' stolen suv yesterday morning. the xtera was parked near fourth street in washington. the suv had been missing since betts was found shot to death in his bedroom in silver spring thursday night. >> that vehicle belongs to a murder victim, and it was taken from the scene of a murder when mr. betts was killed. there may be some information in there that will get investigators closer to learning who was r
how about the virginia piedmont and toward the mountains, mid 30s towards manassas and culpeper. the warm spot out along the chesapeake bay and potomac waters where temperatures in the low to mid 40s. sun up at 6:28 and a decent amount of sunshine by early this morning. this afternoon, could see a few clouds developing. a cold start to the morning means a cool afternoon. highs struggling to get to that 60 doig mark. good news is the winds a little bit less breezy. still a chill in the air....
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the question i want to ask is a follow-up to a conversation virginia and i had with mark. i want to refer you all to his amazing website. it's full of very important resources on this case. and the issues that concern mumia. the question that we gravitated towards this morning that i would like to put into this room is of contextualizing the struggle for mumia's rights in a post-9/11 climate of the politics of fear and in what way the struggle has met new challenges. and how we think of meeting those particular ones. if you want to reflect on some of those aspects. >> well, i think in many wades, though, it's both 9/11 but also in the age of obama. i think that 9/11 took place during the age of reagan. it was a very, very different moment. well, it was the age of reagan but bush was a representative. actually, there's elements of carter and clinton that were elements of the age of reagan in terms of punitive policies when it comes to prison, in terms of eliminating and welfare and pushing persons oftentimes that let their entree into the industrial complex. it was the clin
the question i want to ask is a follow-up to a conversation virginia and i had with mark. i want to refer you all to his amazing website. it's full of very important resources on this case. and the issues that concern mumia. the question that we gravitated towards this morning that i would like to put into this room is of contextualizing the struggle for mumia's rights in a post-9/11 climate of the politics of fear and in what way the struggle has met new challenges. and how we think of meeting...
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this is a guy who won indiana, north carolina, virginia. he's a democrat and this whole idea of delegitimizing him. >> let me tell you -- >> it speaks to dealing with the election. >> we're about the same. i'm older than you. you talk about your kids today, they don't know what we're talking about. they don't understand the way limbaugh is talking. >> you, i don't think so. >> they think he's one of us. no question about it. if you're out, you're black, you're white, you're in. that's old talk. >> that's -- >> that's your grandparents talking. >> his name and his father and it's all mixed up in some jumble of -- >> you think the limbaugh audience not to knock anyone who listens to radio. he's a great entertainer and he's a smart guy. but could it be that the people listening to him on the radio are mad at their kids because their kids disagree with him? the kids don't think this guy is illegitimate. the kids want the health care bill. the kids voted for them. >> some of them are mad at a lot of things. >> maybe the kids too. >> their boss,
this is a guy who won indiana, north carolina, virginia. he's a democrat and this whole idea of delegitimizing him. >> let me tell you -- >> it speaks to dealing with the election. >> we're about the same. i'm older than you. you talk about your kids today, they don't know what we're talking about. they don't understand the way limbaugh is talking. >> you, i don't think so. >> they think he's one of us. no question about it. if you're out, you're black, you're...
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i am a virginia slim gal. when i am smoking my slim ladies i used to say, you have come a long way, baby. now i am at home saying, oh my god. what if somebody sees me. it is because it is the law and because i am dressed like billy jean king. that's not something i do at work. >> did you ever smoke cigarettes? >> yeah. >> and you no longer smoke now? >> yeah, and you go through the phase where you want everybody to do what you are doing. i don't think it is a good idea to tell everybody what to do and then you will be scrutinized. they say you should change and then let's make our punch list for you. >> you are right. if my smoking irritates her and when i am not even around her i can say her appearance irritates me. >> and you know her curl iron causes a lot of smoke. this is very hipocritical, greg. she has to light those up once a time a work. >>> from tobacco to tremors, when it comes to earthquakes, women are at fault. did you get that? it was terrible and worthless. that's according to a senior iranian c
i am a virginia slim gal. when i am smoking my slim ladies i used to say, you have come a long way, baby. now i am at home saying, oh my god. what if somebody sees me. it is because it is the law and because i am dressed like billy jean king. that's not something i do at work. >> did you ever smoke cigarettes? >> yeah. >> and you no longer smoke now? >> yeah, and you go through the phase where you want everybody to do what you are doing. i don't think it is a good idea...
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coal mines in virginia and west virginia. you know we like this. we like met coal. how about that play we had in walter energy? now, last quarter this segment's earnings were up 179% from a year ago, up 123% from the previous quarter. the business is a hidden gem. remember, we're doing break-up value analysis here, especially now that met coal is out of control demand side and supply's limited. and it's being revamped by an aggressive -- this is sunoco's being revamped by an aggressive new management team led by lynn elsonhans, who is by the way very welcome on our show. took over as ceo in august 2008. but they've been slashing costs, raising cash, monetizing logistics assets, closing underperforming refiners, doing everything right to look like to me, bring out the value maybe break up the company. here's the bottom line. if casey's general is worth 2 billion then you'd better believe that sunoco as sets which have better scale on the retail side are massively undervalued by this $3 billion company. the parts here worth so
coal mines in virginia and west virginia. you know we like this. we like met coal. how about that play we had in walter energy? now, last quarter this segment's earnings were up 179% from a year ago, up 123% from the previous quarter. the business is a hidden gem. remember, we're doing break-up value analysis here, especially now that met coal is out of control demand side and supply's limited. and it's being revamped by an aggressive -- this is sunoco's being revamped by an aggressive new...
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the governor of west virginia. here he is. then i want to give it back to you, sir. you know what you're talking about. >> i can't sit here and make any excuse nor do i intend to. i can only tell you when the investigation's completed and these people do their job and they give us the findings and there's anything at all that could have been preventible that would give us the indication that something's out of kilter or out of whack, if you will, we'll pass -- if legislation is needed we'll pass it immediately. >> accidents happen in every part of life. airplanes crash, trains crash, cars crash. people do all kinds of things that just don't work. is mine safety perfectible, sir? >> i don't know if anything in life is perfectible. certainly, we can do a lot better than this. the thing we have to realize, though, is having strong legislation is important. having good enforcement is important, but the main thing we have to do is empower those miners. the men and women who work in the mines every day have to feel assured that they can do those things that make their job
the governor of west virginia. here he is. then i want to give it back to you, sir. you know what you're talking about. >> i can't sit here and make any excuse nor do i intend to. i can only tell you when the investigation's completed and these people do their job and they give us the findings and there's anything at all that could have been preventible that would give us the indication that something's out of kilter or out of whack, if you will, we'll pass -- if legislation is needed...